Briggs v. State of New South Wales
Case No.
S144/2017
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
9/12/2016 Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court of Appeal) (McColl JA, Ward JA, Leeming JA)
Catchwords
Negligence – Works Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) – Breach of duty – Where appellant suffered psychological injury due to exposure to traumatic events in course of duties as police officer – Where appellant told supervisor he was “struggling” and applied for “theoretical demotion” – Where appellant interviewed by Professional Standards Command while on sick leave – Whether Court of Appeal erred in finding respondent did not breach duty of care by failing to make enquiries as to appellant’s reasons for seeking demotion – Whether Court of Appeal erred in formulation of content of duty of care – Whether Court of Appeal erred in finding respondent did not breach duty of care in manner in which professional standards enquiry conducted while appellant was on sick leave.
Documents
12/05/2017 Hearing (SLA, Canberra)
25/05/2017 Notice of appeal
16/06/2017 Written submissions (Appellant)
16/06/2017 Chronology (Appellant)
04/07/2017 Written submissions (Respondent)
11/07/2017 Reply
02/11/2017 Chronology (Respondent)
08/11/2017 Notice of Discontinuance
10/11/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) - VACATED